We want everybody to act like adults, quit playing games, realize that it's not just my way or the highway.
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I think that inside every adult is the heart of a child. We just gradually convince ourselves that we have to act more like adults.
Everybody is playing games. There are games now for pretty much every age, every demographic.
We're all just trying to fit in and find ourselves, particularly when we're growing up.
We are witnessing a very slow and painful cultural shift. Some male gamers with a deep sense of entitlement are terrified of change. They believe games should continue to cater exclusively to young heterosexual men with ever more extreme virtual power fantasies.
Once you realize that everyone is in the same boat, that everyone is just as insecure and childlike as everyone else, that all these jokers in D.C. ruining our world are just greedy kids grabbing for marbles - I think that realization means you're an adult.
Why are young adults so self-centered and always seeking instant gratification? Because older adults, often in positions of power, paint them that way.
Too often, young people who are just bursting with idealism either find themselves playing a game for which they have little heart or are hurling themselves into wasteful protests against the so-called Establishment.
I know plenty of adults who act like teenagers.
We grow up, and we need to confront a society to be fit in.
What's great about games in particular is that it's a socially acceptable way for adults to imagine.